Welcome to the Ontario section of Flowers Canada Growers (FCG). Ontario greenhouse growers are known for their leading edge technology that is utilized to produce hundreds of varieties of floriculture products for consumers throughout North America.
There are almost 250 floriculture greenhouse growers in Ontario whose operations have over 20,000 sq ft of greenhouse space. Growers in excess of 20,000 sq ft, are mandated by the Ontario Farm Products Marketing Act to be members of Flowers Canada (Ontario) Inc. (FCO) In Ontario. Flowers Canada Growers works in conjunction with Flowers Canada (Ontario) Inc., a not for profit organization to care for the provincial and federal issues facing Ontario floriculture producers.
The Ontario floriculture industry:
54.5%, of the total floriculture sector in Canada
784.8 million in sales each year
2.88 billion estimated total economic impact
Ontario growers have launched an exciting new marketing campaign to encourage consumers to purchase locally grown quality flowers. Visit www.pickontario.ca for more details.
Events
Forklift Safety Blitz
2/8/2010
Flowers Canada (Ontario) participates in a Technical Advisory Committee under the Occupational Health and Safety Act with the Minsitry of Labour. One aspect of MOL enforcement is through a proactive blitz on a specific safety hazard. This February will be a blitz on forklift safety.
pickOntario Meets the Minister and Deputy Minister of Agriculture at Grocery Innovations Canada
1/5/2010
The Toronto Congress Centre was this year's location for the Grocery Innovations Canada (Oct 26-27, 2009). The annual show is presented by the non-profit trade association Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers (CFIG), which represents over 4,000 grocery retailers across Canada.
